Kautsya Kanu

Software Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India4 yrs 1 mo experience

AI EnabledAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

5 years of experience in iOS development
Passionate about Generative AI for digital transformation
Strong mentorship and leadership skills

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Mobile Applications developer with a strong focus on iOS and backend technologies.

Contact

kautsiitd@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Ios DevelopmentSoftware DevelopmentMobile ApplicationsBackend Development

Other Skills

AVFoundationAccessibilityAlgorithmsArtificial IntelligenceAsyncDisplayKitCSSCocoa TouchCocoaPodsCollection ViewCompetitive CodingConcurrencyCore DataCore GraphicsCoreDataData Compression

About

I am a passionate IIT Delhi graduate with ~5 years of experience in software development, specialising in iOS development. Now embarking on the next phase of my journey by pursuing a graduate degree in Computer Science to upskill and expand my expertise. Deeply interested in Generative AI, I aim to leverage its potential to empower small-scale retailers and the MSME sector, driving digital transformation and sustainable growth.

Experience

Amazon

SDE 2

Oct 2021 – Oct 2022 · 1 yr · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · On-site

Built my appreciation for documentation here!!
Designed and Documented 60% Contracts & 85% Blueprinted items for VOD-UX-Redesign, ensuring consistency across Mobile, Web & TV platforms
Mentored teammates and new hires, streamlining onboarding and collaboration
Led multiple feature releases, resolved blockers, and delivered scalable solutions
Built accessible features like large fonts and voice usability for inclusivity
Automated metrics and optimised UI for better performance and efficiency

DocumentationFeature ReleaseScalable SolutionsAccessibilityUI OptimizationiOS Development+1

Jiosaavn

iOS Developer

Jan 2020 – Jul 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

#2 in Music
Mentored new hires & Led iOS team in cosmopolitan environment of 5+ countries
Explored AVFoundation and Integrated FB's AsyncDisplayKit for Video Rendering
Extended AsyncDisplayKit for Video Caching, Persistence & Garbage collection in multi-threaded environment optimised using CoreData & CoreFileManagement
Implemented Instagram Grid Layout, embedded Video Layers and Infinite Scrolling
Dived into Instruments, SignPosts profiling performance & Tried out Core Motion
Worked on Backend Driven Dynamic layout, UI based on server response
Added multiple device support like iPhone, iPad, iPod etc. using Size Classes.
Included Core Animations, Native Transitions, Interactive Transitions and others support
Including SOLID principles in codebase and Explored LLDB, Xibs and Storyboards more in Depth.
Integrated Advertisements, In-App Purchase from scratch, directly affecting Revenue and Customer Experience

iOS DevelopmentAVFoundationAsyncDisplayKitCoreDataDynamic LayoutMobile Applications

Independent projects

iOS Developer

Aug 2018 – Dec 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · Remote

CustomImageView
☛ https://github.com/kautsiitd/CustomImageView
Created Dynamic Library alternative of SDWebImage for Image Persistence, Remote Fetching, Caching, Loader Handling & Animations along with DispatchQueue
Assimilated Data Persistence along with Concurrency using CoreData
Explored Predicate, SortDescriptor, FetchedResultController in CoreData
News App
☛ https://github.com/kautsiitd/NewsApp
Implemented Infinite Scrolling using paginated public News APIs
Assimilated Data Persistence along with Concurrency using Core Data
Worked on Dynamic Library for Image Persistence & Caching along DispatchQueue
Flickr
☛ https://github.com/kautsiitd/Flickr
Experimented with Collection View Layouts, Implemented Mosaic Layout
Introduced Cast Free Swift, Image Parallax, Transitions and RegEx
Handled HTML Attributed string; Featured with Search while typing
Calendar
☛ https://github.com/kautsiitd/Calendar
Explored Predicate, SortDescriptor, Fetched Result Controller in CoreData
Featured with Local Authorisation, PanGesture for transitions & Widgets
Including Local Notifications, Location APIs along with TODOs

Dynamic LibraryImage PersistenceCoreDataConcurrencyiOS DevelopmentSoftware Development

Oyo

iOS Developer

Dec 2017 – Jul 2018 · 7 mos · Gurgaon, India · On-site

311K+ Ratings:4.7/5
Mentored an Intern & new hire; Interviewed many candidates for iOS Team
Managed stakeholder across 4+ teams to deliver Wizard, Search and 10+ projects
Experienced Obj-C & moved to Swift while exploring VIPER from MVC
Dug into Core Graphics, IBDesignable, IBInspectable & lower-level CG APIs
Handled Multi-Threading, Serial & Concurrent Queues for Search Project
Suggested & Implemented UX improvements increasing notification subscriptions

Objective-CSwiftCore GraphicsMulti-ThreadingiOS DevelopmentSoftware Development

Headout

iOS Developer

Jun 2016 – Jul 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru Area, India · On-site

1K+ Ratings: 4.7/5
Sole developer of iOS App while Featured on App Store in Travel category
Explored Swift from scratch, Migrated to MVVM from MVC Architecture
Worked with Singleton, Decorator Design Patterns and OOP, POP, KVO and KVC
Owned 10+ projects like Similar Products, Lottery, Banners, Gift Cards, Referrals & other to increase conversion followed by AB-Experiments and Google Analytics
Featured with Peek & Pop, Quick Actions, Deep Linking, Spotlight & ApplePay
Migrated & Revamped to XIBs & Storyboards for auto-layout & faster development
Dived into ARC and Xcode Developer Tools for Memory Leakage & System Usage
Built game using Sprite Kit and Nearby Products Searching Feature in Hackathon
Introduced Swift Lint enforcing Swift conventions, Markups and Documentation

SwiftMVVMDesign PatternsMemory ManagementiOS DevelopmentMobile Applications

Zimply

Backend Developer (Intern)

May 2015 – Jul 2015 · 2 mos · New Delhi Area, India · On-site

Proposed and Developed a Software with GUI in Tkinter python for Image operations
☛ https://github.com/kautsiitd/Image-Optimizer
Designed and Created Image Tagging, Chat-Box and modelled Database in Django Framework of python
☛ https://github.com/kautsiitd/Image-Tagging-and-Chat-Box
Modified Image compression on EC2 Server using PIL and Cron
Added an extension for extracting images from Excel sheet, using VBA (Macros)
☛ https://github.com/kautsiitd/Image-Extractor-for-Excel
Worked on Data compression algorithms Huffman, Arithmetic encodings, analyzed more than 10 Image formats and suggested 20% more optimal PJG format for Image compression compared to preceding format JPEG